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1933-34 NHL season facts for kids

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The 1933–34 NHL season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League. Nine teams played 48 games each. The Chicago Black Hawks won the Stanley Cup that year. They beat the Detroit Red Wings three games to one in the final series.

Regular Season Fun

The regular season is when all the teams play against each other. They try to win as many games as possible to get points. Teams are divided into divisions. In 1933–34, there were the Canadian Division and the American Division. The teams with the most points get to go to the playoffs!

Final Standings

Here's how the teams finished in each division.

  • GP means Games Played.
  • W means Wins (how many games they won).
  • L means Losses (how many games they lost).
  • T means Ties (games that ended with no winner).
  • Pts means Points (teams get points for winning or tying).
  • GF means Goals For (how many goals they scored).
  • GA means Goals Against (how many goals were scored on them).
  • PIM means Penalties In Minutes (how much time players spent in the penalty box).

The teams in bold made it to the playoffs!

Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 26 13 9 61 174 119 529
Montreal Canadiens 48 22 20 6 50 99 101 308
Montreal Maroons 48 19 18 11 49 117 122 414
New York Americans 48 15 23 10 40 104 132 365
Ottawa Senators 48 13 29 6 32 115 143 344
American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Detroit Red Wings 48 24 14 10 58 113 98 368
Chicago Black Hawks 48 20 17 11 51 88 83 337
New York Rangers 48 21 19 8 50 120 113 401
Boston Bruins 48 18 25 5 41 111 130 385

Top Scorers

These players scored the most points during the 1933–34 season. Points are given for goals and assists.

  • GP = Games Played
  • G = Goals
  • A = Assists
  • PTS = Total Points
  • PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Player Team GP G A PTS PIM
Charlie Conacher Toronto Maple Leafs 42 32 20 52 38
Joe Primeau Toronto Maple Leafs 45 14 32 46 8
Frank Boucher New York Rangers 48 14 30 44 4
Marty Barry Boston Bruins 48 27 12 39 12
Cecil Dillon New York Rangers 48 13 26 39 10

Stanley Cup Playoffs

After the regular season, the best teams play in the Stanley Cup playoffs. This is a special tournament where teams compete to win the Stanley Cup, one of the oldest and most famous trophies in sports! The team that wins the final series gets to lift the cup.

Playoff Bracket

This bracket shows how the teams played against each other in the playoffs.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
  C1  Toronto Maple Leafs 2  
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 3  
      
          
    A1  Detroit Red Wings 1
  A2  Chicago Black Hawks 3
  C2  Montreal Canadiens 3G  
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 4G  
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 6G
    C3  Montreal Maroons 2G  
C3  Montreal Maroons 2G
  A3  New York Rangers 1G  

NHL Awards

At the end of the season, players and teams can win special awards for their great performance. These awards recognize the best players in different positions or for different skills.

1933–34 NHL awards
O'Brien Trophy: Toronto Maple Leafs
Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy: Russ Blinco, Montreal Maroons
Hart Memorial Trophy: Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Frank Boucher, New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy: Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks

All-Star Teams

An All-Star team is like a "dream team" made up of the best players from the league. They are chosen for their amazing skills in different positions. There's a First Team (the very best) and a Second Team (also super talented!).

First Team   Position   Second Team
Charlie Gardiner, Chicago Black Hawks G Roy Worters, New York Americans
King Clancy, Toronto Maple Leafs D Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins
Lionel Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks D Ching Johnson, New York Rangers
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers C Joe Primeau, Toronto Maple Leafs
Charlie Conacher, Toronto Maple Leafs RW Bill Cook, New York Rangers
Busher Jackson, Toronto Maple Leafs LW Aurel Joliat, Montreal Canadiens
Lester Patrick, New York Rangers Coach Dick Irvin, Toronto Maple Leafs


Images for kids

  • 1934 Ace Bailey Game participants

    Participants of Ace Bailey Benefit game

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